President Donald Trump announced increased tariffs on new vehicles and some parts imported for sale into the United States, effective April 3, a move experts say will raise prices and reduce sales and production. +
Automotive News’s annual dealer census finds U.S. retailers added 171 dealerships in 2024 but subtracted franchises as domestic manufacturers lost scores of stores while their import rivals gained ground. +
President Donald Trump has granted a one-month exemption to steep new tariffs on goods imported from Canada and Mexico for U.S. automakers, demanding a shift toward U.S. production in return. +
Automotive News reports Hyundai, Kia, Subaru and Mazda notched year-over-year U.S. new vehicle sales gains in February, including a fifth straight record month for Hyundai and Kia, led by the Genesis marque. +
U.S. new light-duty vehicle sales rose to 15.7 million in 2024, a 2.5% year-over-year increase driven by big gains among certain brands, marques and types and capped by a 4.1 million-unit fourth quarter. +
EVs boosted overall sales for Toyota, Honda, Hyundai and Kia in November, helping push Toyota to a 4.8% year-over-year improvement after consecutive down months. +
A dramatic dropoff in sales has all but put the brakes on the Jeep Gladiator, which made waves with its 2019 debut but lost traction in the years that followed. +
A major recall has hit the 2018–’19 lines of Jeep Grand Cherokee and Dodge Durango SUVs due to a critical safety issue. +
Jeep recalled 194,000 plug-in hybrid Wranglers and Grand Cherokees due to potential battery-related fire hazards. +
A lawsuit claims the transfer of dual Long Island, N.Y., Alfa Romeo and Maserati dealerships was unfairly blocked by their factories. +
